Hubby's Birthday!

 Happy Birthday, Baby!

And from tonight on, I am back to the graveyard shift.

"That's Oreo cheese." 

Life's Like That

You were made to go round and round in endless circles, only to find yourself back to where you were in the beginning. But that doesn't mean the journey was futile, that nothing good came out of it. It just made you realised how good you are, that no amount of trashing and putting you down is going to ruin your life. You had proven yourself time and time again.

Whatever is yours, it is yours. You can't make a pig fly and you can't make an innocent party guilty. Period. Enough said. The only frustration is soon, you will have to go round in circles again, but remember, there are those who trust you, and you can make it.


"There's a light in me that shines brightly."

Queue up! Palms Face Upwards! Walk Faster!

I am amazed that full-grown adults had to be taught how to 'queue up', had their 'palms faced upwards' and 'walk faster' when collecting free newspaper at the mrt station. Well, at least that was what the lady who distributed the papers asked of them. And she had to repeat herself a few times, whenever a new queue appeared.

How sad.

Those people were looking so smart in their shirts and pants and dresses. It's a sad world.


"When will these people ever learn?"

My Photo Blog

I have created a photo blog. =============>

If you like it, please share it with others.
If you don't like it, please share it with others.
C & C are most welcome.


"This is this. That is that."

The Kind Whom You Think Of

Have you ever had that kind of friend whom you always think of? Someone who had changed your life somehow?

I do.

I often wonder what will happen to me if I hadn't met this person? Perhaps I will grow up to be your regular Ah Lian, spewing profanities as if they are the fad. Or maybe I will be this empty shell, with nothing inside the soul and the head. You will not see the quotable quotes I wrote at the end of each blog entry. Maybe you will never see me blog.

I will never see things the way I see them now.

I am really glad that this person had appeared in my life, and that she will always have a place in my heart. Wishing her all the best in her future endeavors.


"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." 

Self Portrait in B/W... and Some Fun

What's over there?

I uploaded this as FB profile pic ><;

Blur is always nicer.

Proper.

Siong-ing.

It was an impromptu shot with minimum everything. Shot at about 6pm when the sun was still there, making use of natural light from the windows. 1st two were shot using only natural light, while the last 3, with fill-in flash. All shot with 50 f1.8, and my ever-so-reliable 350D. It was quite fun. Should do this more often and look for ways to add "drama" into it.

Like this one.

"You don’t take a photograph, you make it. - Ansel Adams"

Cute Meh?

"Your eyes and your face are so cute!"

Fret not. There is no third party. This was said by one of the MAs who came for OT yesterday. Not to brag but this is not the first time people had been complimenting about that. But curiously, these people are all female, some younger than me, some older than me. The frequency of getting these compliments has, ever since I was in normal shift, been on the high.

So the question I have is, if I really look cute, how come no guys ever told me that?

I find girls are swarming to me, rather than guys. Maybe I attract people of the same sex. I wonder if it is any good.

I'm a bit worried.


"What is it about me that they like anyway?"

So, It is True...

Source

"ABC show focuses on Stark family, gender changes

By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal popular culture writer

POSTED: 02:12 p.m. EDT, Jul 20, 2009

Primetime: Family Secrets turns its attention to a Massillon family dealing with gender changes in Tuesday's telecast.

Airing at 10 p.m. on ABC, the program looks at a year in the life of Chloe Prince, formerly Ted Prince; Rene Prince, who married Chloe when she was still Ted but has stayed with her since the change; and their two sons, ages 7 and 6.

On her Pink Thoughts blog (http://chloeprince.blogspot.com), Chloe wrote: ''I ask that you watch this episode with an open heart and open mind, reserve judgment, and understand this is only my story, and does not represent all Transgendered or intersexed people. . . .

''This episode is not about exercising any agendas for the LGBT community. If you're looking for political correctness or walls to be broken through by this story, you will be disappointed,'' she said. ''However, if you are looking for the honesty told from compelling innocence, without bias or reservation to share, then you will want to look forward to the episode.''

Reported by JuJu Chang, the hourlong telecast follows the day-to-day life of Chloe and Rene, including how they have explained Chloe's change to the children.

Chloe was married to Rene and a father when she learned she had Klinefelter's syndrome, two X and one Y chromosome, where women generally have two Xs and men an X and a Y. The diagnosis came as part of treatment for a bee sting — Chloe is severely allergic — which appears to have amped up her female hormones and caused changes such as her growing breasts.

The young Ted had felt feminine urges, and Rene knew that he was a cross-dresser when they married. But as her body began to change, Chloe decided to it was time to change from Ted to Chloe.

While this is covered in the the program, it is keenly interested in the way Chloe, Rene and the children cope.

It has been difficult for all of them. The boys have heard their parents argue.

As Chloe has settled more into her female identity, she has found herself more attracted to men — while still married to Rene (and on her blog, Chloe still refers to Rene as her ''wife''). She was also hurt when Rene posed for a Mother's Day picture with the boys — but without Chloe.

Rene, meanwhile, has a companion, but not the man she married. She isolated herself rather than explain to friends about Chloe (although, near the end of Primetime, she sends them an e-mail explaining the situation). And it is Chang who tells her that Chloe spent $70,000 on gender-reassignment surgeries in Thailand. Chloe ''always handled the finances,'' Rene said.

Rene, according to ABC, was not available for comment — and Chloe is in Thailand for additional surgery. (Chloe does plan to have a webcast up on her blog after the telecast, as well as a chat feature to answer questions.)

But on her blog, Chloe says Rene was not thrilled about going on TV.

''She really didn't want to be on TV discussing our private business. She was also concerned about our children and how they would be treated after. Then there was the extended family to consider and how this would affect all of them,'' Chloe wrote. ''But I also felt 'if not us, then who will represent us?' The fact is, there are not many like Rene and I.''"


"Talking about the strange..."